Kogi State Government Announce Resumption Date For Schools

 Kogi state government has announced the reopening of schools on September 14,2020, inclusive of primary,secondaey and tertiary institutions.

Mr Wemi Jones,The state commissioner for Education,Science and Technology who made the announcement in Lokoja on Tuesday,said the State Government arrived at a decision after series of interaction with the relevant stakeholders and assessment of both private and public schools in the state to ascertain their level of preparedness and safety for reopening schools from COVID-19 break.

"You will recall that His Excellency Governor Yahaya Bello had directed the closure of all schools from primary to tertiary institutions in the state from March 23,because of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

"Subsequently upon the directive of the Federal Ministry of Education,exit classes were opened for primary 6,JSS3 and SS3 in Kogi on August 10,to particularly allow the SS3 classes to prepare and write the WAEC examination.

"Therefore,upon further review having had several meetings with relevant stakeholders, His Excellency has directed that all schools in Kogi State should fully reopen on September 14,2020," he said.

The commissioner stressed that the state government's decision to reopen all classes upon the success story from the resumed exit classes,"We have not recorded any negative report as far as COVID-19 pandemic is concerned. Hence His Excellency dimmed it fit for every school to open for full academic activities," he said.

He,However advised all heads of schools to ensure full compliance with the COVID-19 protocols which had been clearly set out by the Presidential Task Force(PTF) on COVID-19.

He added that the ministry would review the state's academic calendar accordingly to reflect on the new development,and the details would be worked out and released to the relevant stakeholders in due course before resumption.